Der, die or das Konkurrent?
der Konkurrent
- Gender
- masculine
- English
- competitor
- Plural
- die Konkurrenten
Why is it der Konkurrent?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Konkurrent. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: der Konkurrent.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Der Konkurrent ist sehr schnell.The competitor is very fast.
- Wir haben einen starken Konkurrenten.We have a strong competitor.
Konkurrent in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Konkurrent: definite article first, then the indefinite article.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der / ein | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Accusative | den / einen | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Dative | dem / einem | der / einer | dem / einem | den |
| Genitive | des / eines | der / einer | des / eines | der |
Konkurrent is one of about 1,700 common nouns in the free Der-Die-Das trainer. Short daily rounds with spaced repetition make the article stick.